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CS/SB 1538: Veterans Employment

GENERAL BILL by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security ; Evers

Veterans Employment; Requiring each state agency and authorizing other political subdivisions of the state to develop and implement a veterans recruitment plan; requiring specified goals for veterans recruitment plans; requiring the Department of Management Services to collect specified data and to include the data in its annual workforce report and on its website, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/3/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1219 (Ch. 2016-102) -SJ 635
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2016 Senate • Filed
1/14/2016 Senate • Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 198
• Introduced -SJ 198
1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 01/26/16, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
1/26/2016 Senate • CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 274
1/28/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 274
• CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time -SJ 277
2/8/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/11/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
2/12/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 425
2/22/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/25/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
2/26/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
2/29/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
3/2/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 537
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 635
• Substituted CS/HB 1219 -SJ 635
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1219 (Ch. 2016-102) -SJ 635